Federal rules are forcing researchers to include more female lab testing animal subjects in their scientific studies.
Federal rules are forcing researchers to include more female lab testing animal subjects in their preclinical scientific studies.
Researchers have historically used a much higher percentage of male subjects because the belief is that female hormone fluctuation and reproductive cycles can affect the results of the study.
This also translates to clinical medical testing, with the result many newly developed drugs have been tested more on men than women, which some experts think is why female consumers sometimes experience unexpected side effects.
Officials from the National Institutes of Health have said that in order to balance out the research, the number of female animals used in scientific studies will be taken into account when choosing which projects receive funding.
Doctor Janine A. Clayton, director of the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Research on Women’s Health is quoted as saying: “To help scientists understand and adapt to the changing policies, we will create training modules on experimental design. Of course, we will also monitor compliance with new policies and perform data analysis to track our progress.”
Some drugs that have been found to affect men and women differently include statins, the most widely prescribed class of drug on the American market.
Federal rules are forcing researchers to include more female lab testing animal subjects in their preclinical scientific studies.
Researchers have historically used a much higher percentage of male subjects because the belief is that female hormone fluctuation and reproductive cycles can affect the results of the study.
This also translates to clinical medical testing, with the result many newly developed drugs have been tested more on men than women, which some experts think is why female consumers sometimes experience unexpected side effects.
Officials from the National Institutes of Health have said that in order to balance out the research, the number of female animals used in scientific studies will be taken into account when choosing which projects receive funding.
Doctor Janine A. Clayton, director of the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Research on Women’s Health is quoted as saying: “To help scientists understand and adapt to the changing policies, we will create training modules on experimental design. Of course, we will also monitor compliance with new policies and perform data analysis to track our progress.”
Some drugs that have been found to affect men and women differently include statins, the most widely prescribed class of drug on the American market.
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